Overview

1962 Shelby 50th Anniversary

In 1962, Carroll Shelby took the sports car world by storm when it introduced the CSX2000 Cobra. Shelby American took the AC “Ace” chassis, inserted a new small block Ford engine and re-engineered the car to handle all the additional power. Weighing only 2,020 pounds, the Cobra easily vanquished sports cars from Jaguar, Chevrolet, Porsche, Aston Martin and others.

In 2012 Shelby American unveiled a limited edition 289 cobra to commemorate 50 years of the production of the Shelby 289 Slab Side. Only 50 were built and all wear a beautiful Black painted body with custom Red interior.

Powered by a Southern Automotive built 289 stroked to 354ci. It is mated to a Toploader 4 speed manual and has Weber IDA 48 carburetors.

CSX8998 is titled in Florida as a 1962 Shelby. With only 16 miles! on the odometer, CSX8998 is available for $264,950.00